A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants. The tort may involve, for example, personal injuries suffered by numerous plaintiffs as a result of a defective product, or a mass disaster in which there were many injured persons, such as an airplane crash, or exposure of a large group of people to toxic chemicals or pharmaceuticals.
Tougaloo is an area in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP Code, 39174, is assigned to the area encompassing Tougaloo College.